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Photo by: Brad Mills-USA TODAY Sports
Second Half Run Helps Men's Basketball Notch First BIG EAST Win
1/2/2024 7:43:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Bluejays score on 14 of first 17 second half trips
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- A 26-7 run early in the second half helped Creighton pick up its first BIG EAST win of the season, 77-60, at Georgetown on Tuesday night.
Creighton (10-4, 1-2 BIG EAST) scored on 14 of its first 17 possessions of the second half, scoring more points in the first 11 minutes (30) than it did in the entire first half (28).
Creighton fell behind by as much as 11-5 in the opening minutes and still trailed 15-10 before holding the Hoyas scoreless for nearly seven minutes as part of a 9-0 run. Baylor Scheierman's second three-pointer of the half gave CU a 25-17 lead to cap a 14-2 run, which helped the Jays take a 28-24 lead into the half. Jay Heath scored nine points in a span of three minutes early in the game to lead GU before the break.
The Bluejays opened the second half by making seven of its first eight shots to quickly build a double-digit lead at 47-31 with 14:52 to play.. Mason Miller, Trey Alexander and Scheierman each had multiple baskets as CU pulled away.
On a night that saw Scheierman reach 500 career assists, Scheierman also had 18 points and 12 rebounds for his team-leading fourth double-double of the winter. Alexander led CU with 25 points, also contributing five assists and four rebounds and Ryan Kalkbrenner also contributed 12 points, nine rebounds and four blocked shots. The Bluejays shot 63.6 percent in the second half and 55.9 percent for the game while owning a 22 -8 advantage in assists and a 42-21 edge on the glass over Georgetown.
Georgetown (7-7, 0-3 BIG EAST), which was playing its first home game since Dec. 12th, was paced by 19 points by Roman Brumbaugh, with all but four of those coming after halftime..
Creighton returns to the court on Saturday, Jan. 6th, when it hosts No. 23 Providence at 1 p.m.
NOTES: The game was Creighton's 80th in a row to be televised ... Georgetown played without leading scorer Jayden Epps (17.8 ppg.) ... Creighton made a three-pointer for the 999th straight game, extending the nation's 10th-longest active streak ... Ryan Kalkbrenner (1,378) has moved into 15th place on Creighton's all-time scoring list, passing Gene Harmon (1,369) ... Baylor Scheierman scored in double-figures for the 16th straight game and remains one of two BIG EAST players to score 10 or more points in every team game this year ... Steven Ashworth (403) surpassed 400 career assists, which includes 50 at Creighton, after a season-high seven helpers ... Baylor Scheierman (501) reached 500 career assists, which includes 181 at Creighton ... Creighton is 13-2 all-time against Georgetown when scoring 74 points or more, compared to a 2-7 mark when scoring 73 points or less ... Greg McDermott picked up his 110th regular-season BIG EAST win, tying him with Villanova legend Rollie Massimino for 11th in league history ... Creighton improved to 11-3 under Greg McDermott in its first January game of a year, including wins in seven of the past eight seasons .... Creighton avoided its first 0-3 BIG EAST start since 2014-15 .. Creighton has won the last five meetings vs. Georgetown to take a 15-9 lead in the series .... Creighton has won four straight games in Washington, D.C., over Georgetown.
Creighton (10-4, 1-2 BIG EAST) scored on 14 of its first 17 possessions of the second half, scoring more points in the first 11 minutes (30) than it did in the entire first half (28).
Creighton fell behind by as much as 11-5 in the opening minutes and still trailed 15-10 before holding the Hoyas scoreless for nearly seven minutes as part of a 9-0 run. Baylor Scheierman's second three-pointer of the half gave CU a 25-17 lead to cap a 14-2 run, which helped the Jays take a 28-24 lead into the half. Jay Heath scored nine points in a span of three minutes early in the game to lead GU before the break.
The Bluejays opened the second half by making seven of its first eight shots to quickly build a double-digit lead at 47-31 with 14:52 to play.. Mason Miller, Trey Alexander and Scheierman each had multiple baskets as CU pulled away.
On a night that saw Scheierman reach 500 career assists, Scheierman also had 18 points and 12 rebounds for his team-leading fourth double-double of the winter. Alexander led CU with 25 points, also contributing five assists and four rebounds and Ryan Kalkbrenner also contributed 12 points, nine rebounds and four blocked shots. The Bluejays shot 63.6 percent in the second half and 55.9 percent for the game while owning a 22 -8 advantage in assists and a 42-21 edge on the glass over Georgetown.
Georgetown (7-7, 0-3 BIG EAST), which was playing its first home game since Dec. 12th, was paced by 19 points by Roman Brumbaugh, with all but four of those coming after halftime..
Creighton returns to the court on Saturday, Jan. 6th, when it hosts No. 23 Providence at 1 p.m.
NOTES: The game was Creighton's 80th in a row to be televised ... Georgetown played without leading scorer Jayden Epps (17.8 ppg.) ... Creighton made a three-pointer for the 999th straight game, extending the nation's 10th-longest active streak ... Ryan Kalkbrenner (1,378) has moved into 15th place on Creighton's all-time scoring list, passing Gene Harmon (1,369) ... Baylor Scheierman scored in double-figures for the 16th straight game and remains one of two BIG EAST players to score 10 or more points in every team game this year ... Steven Ashworth (403) surpassed 400 career assists, which includes 50 at Creighton, after a season-high seven helpers ... Baylor Scheierman (501) reached 500 career assists, which includes 181 at Creighton ... Creighton is 13-2 all-time against Georgetown when scoring 74 points or more, compared to a 2-7 mark when scoring 73 points or less ... Greg McDermott picked up his 110th regular-season BIG EAST win, tying him with Villanova legend Rollie Massimino for 11th in league history ... Creighton improved to 11-3 under Greg McDermott in its first January game of a year, including wins in seven of the past eight seasons .... Creighton avoided its first 0-3 BIG EAST start since 2014-15 .. Creighton has won the last five meetings vs. Georgetown to take a 15-9 lead in the series .... Creighton has won four straight games in Washington, D.C., over Georgetown.
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Team Stats
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FG%
.559
.383
3FG%
.320
.368
FT%
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.875
RB
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21
TO
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FGM
11
3FGM
3
FTM
0
Pts
18
FGM
7
3FGM
3
FTM
1
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FGM
6
3FGM
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FTM
0
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2
3FGM
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